http://www.eubusiness.com Latest business news about Telecommunications Policy in the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:25:17Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210790822.47 France Telecom said Wednesday it had carried out a two-billion-euro (3.1-billion-dollar) bond issue to help re-finance its debt. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Telecoms 2008-05-14T21:24:53Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210755721.51 EU regulators on Wednesday approved Dutch technology group TomTom's takeover of Tele Atlas after an in-depth probe found the deal would not significantly reduce competition in the SatNav sector. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Telecoms Competition 2008-05-14T12:15:56Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1209566830.88 A second test satellite for Galileo, Europe's rival to the US Global Positioning System, is "in good health" despite a hiccup that emerged after it was placed in orbit last Sunday, the European Space Agency said on Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Research & Technology Transport Telecoms Space 2008-04-30T20:42:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208945823.73 Europe's long-delayed Galileo satellite navigation system passed its final legal hurdle after the European Parliament gave the flag-ship project its green light. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline3 Transport Telecoms European Parliament 2008-04-23T13:58:59Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Rd/galileo-masters.01 With Galileo, the European satellite navigation system, receiving the green light, the race is on to develop a whole range of new navigation applications and services. This is where the recently launched 'Galileo Masters' European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC) comes in. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Transport Telecoms 2008-04-09T22:24:12Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1207651627.26 The two biggest German airlines, Lufthansa and Air Berlin, espressed reservations on Tuesday about introducing in-flight mobile phone service, citing passenger responses on the question. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Transport Telecoms airlines 2008-04-08T11:05:08Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1207584130.53 A second experimental satellite for the EU's Galileo satellite navigation project will be launched from Kazakhstan on April 27, says the Commission. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Transport Research & Technology Headline4 Telecoms 2008-04-07T23:00:17Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1207565223.51 European regulators on Monday opened the way for air passengers to use mobile phones to talk or text during fights throughout EU airspace as easily as they can on trains. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Consumer Transport Telecoms airlines 2008-04-07T14:57:04Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1206717427.67 The European Commission said Friday it had launched a detailed antitrust probe of Finnish telecommunication equipment giant Nokia's takeover of US digital navigation group Navteq. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Telecoms Competition 2008-03-28T16:20:41Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1204247821.71 Mobile phone companies are treated better in Belarus than in the European Union, the head of Telekom Austria said in an interview published Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Telecoms 2008-02-29T09:21:15Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1202744821.13 The European Union set mobile phone companies a July deadline on Monday to cut their roaming charges for text messages and Internet use or face regulation. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Consumer Telecoms 2008-02-11T17:55:57Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1201784520.9 The European Commission announced on Thursday that it was taking court action against Poland for failing to guarantee the independence of its telecom's regulator. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Poland Telecoms 2008-01-31T16:28:15Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1201620721.4 European trade unions are to meet Wednesday to mull a response to the shutdown of a German Nokia mobile phone factory, says the European Metalworkers' Federation. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline2 Employment Telecoms 2008-01-29T15:59:17Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1200580323.83 Mobile phone users in Europe are often billed 20 per cent more than the actual time of their calls because they are charged by the minute, the European Commission said on Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Telecoms 2008-01-17T15:46:54Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1198247522.34 Regulators have slapped a 20-million-euro fine on Poland's largest telecoms operator Telekomunikacja Polska SA (TP) for violation of fair competition regulations, regulators confirmed Friday. 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